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China’s leading scientists advised to keep a low profile in their work as US steps ...
South China Morning Post 24 Jun 2019
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The Movement That Could Finally End Our Forever Wars
Truth Dig 24 Jun 2019
military the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels but, according to a from Brown University’s Costs of War Project, between 2001 and 2017, it released more than 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere (400 million of which were related to the waron terror)....
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Jacinda Ardern tells James Bulger killer Jon Venables 'don't bother applying' for New Zealand move
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
Steph Houghton celebrates with teammates after scoring England's first goal during the Women's World Cup round of 16 match against Cameroon at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes, France ... Eoin Morgan celebrates his century with Joe Root during England's ICC Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford in Manchester....
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‘Democrats for Trump’ founder urges Trump to dump Pence or face defeat in 2020
Raw Story 24 Jun 2019
On Monday, “Democrats for Trump” founder Andrew Stein wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal urging President Donald Trump to dismiss Vice President Mike Pence from his re-election ticket and instead choose former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as his running mate. “I mean no disrespect for Mr ... ....
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Trump orders ‘hard-hitting’ financial sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader
The Siasat Daily 24 Jun 2019
Washington. US President Donald Trump ordered “hard-hitting” financial sanctions Monday on Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding him “ultimately responsible” for the Islamic republic’s destabilizing activities ... “Never can Iran have a nuclear weapon.” ... Source. AFP. ....
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A curious time for a visit with the Saudis
Hot Air 24 Jun 2019
Shortly after Iran shot down our drone over the Strait of Hormuz, I asked what the next logical response might be ... So here’s a thought ... These two things may or may not be causally related but we learned last night that the Secretary of State is over in that part of the world right now and he’s going to visit Saudi Arabia. Huh ... (Associated Press)....
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London Bridge attack: Gym owner ‘cannot recall’ content of 329 text messages with ringleader
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
The man who owned a gym and school where the London Bridge attack ringleader worked has claimed he “cannot recall” the content of hundreds of messages they exchanged ... Subscribe now ... 1/16 ... PA ... She described her brother as a “naughty” child who was more interested in football and rap music than world affairs and religion, until a sudden change in 2012 ... ....
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Alone In Dark, Woman Wakes Up In Air Canada Plane After Crew Left
NDTV 24 Jun 2019
A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten about by ground staff ... ....
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Schoolgirls petition McDonald’s and Burger King to remove plastic toys from children’s meals
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
Ever since the McDonald's Happy Meal was launched in 1979, children across the world have devoured fast food meals while receiving a small, plastic toy in tow ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... ....
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What Would Hitler And Nazis Do With America’s Refugee And Migrant Crisis?
WorldNews.com 24 Jun 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingAs President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement guards wait two more weeks to target America’s refugees and migrant families for roundups and mass deportations, it might be time to ask a crucial question. What would Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party do? ... Ideology was just as important....
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Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
A group of Muslim women in France have defied a local swimming pool’s ban on wearing burkinis. On Sunday, the women visited the Jean Bron swimming pool in the city of Grenoble in a protest inspired by civil rights activist Rosa Parks to bathe in suits which cover the majority of their bodies, apart from their faces, hands and feet ... Subscribe now ... PA ... ....
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The village that’s being surrendered to the sea
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
It is a coastal village which, on first impressions, seems the very definition of tranquillity ... But today villagers in this west Wales idyll of just 400 homes are in mutinous mood. We’ll tell you what’s true ... It will be the first time anywhere in the developed world that an entire community has had to retreat inland because of global warming....
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Cyprus serial killer gets seven life terms for killing foreign women and girls
Belfast Telegraph 24 Jun 2019
A Cyprus criminal court has sentenced an army captain to seven life terms in prison after he pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder and kidnapping of seven foreign women and girls ... Five life terms will run consecutively, while two will run concurrently ... The judges said there could be no mitigating circumstances in such a case ... Press Association. ....
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Germany plane crash: Two fighter jets collide in mid-air
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
The German air force has said that two Eurofighter jets have collided in the northeast of the country, but the pilots were able to eject ... You can form your own view ... ....
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Lloyds freezes 8,000 offshore bank accounts after money laundering crackdown
The Independent 24 Jun 2019
10 of the biggest tax havens in the world ... 10 of the biggest tax havens in the world ... There are an estimated £2.5 trillion shares of mutual funds registered in the Grand Duchy, £1 trillion of which cannot be traced to an owner ... The Cayman Islands contain 6% of the world's total banking assets, but just 0.000008% of its population....
